- How? No… when I got here and I didn't see her I thought she was with you, my lord…
- Do you see her here? Do you see her with me?
- No my lord…
- So stop saying nonsense and answer me. Have you seen her?
- No my lord…
- That… Ilyada told me she wanted to meet to talk about the pallaki Eleonor... I think...
A middle-aged man with black hair emerged from among the men who accompanied Cael.
- I'm sorry my lord… but… one of the carriages was stolen.
- What? Which carriage?
- The first lady carriage…
- The storeroom is empty, my lord! - A young guard who was getting rid of the crowd surrounding Cael announced- And also the jewels and clothes of the first lady and the pallakis Eleonor and Liliane also disappeared.
- Are you kidding me? Bryel ! How could you let this happen? You only had one function! One fucking job! - Cael's cries were like the roars of an angry lion.
- Sorry my lord… I got careless… I.
- Shut up! I don't want to hear your excuses I want my first lady and my pallakis here now! Warm Aurélius that there has been an incident... and warm him that Eleonor will be given to him as soon as possible…
When this burst of Cael's anger ended, he tried to calm down massaging his left temple with the fingertips.
- All right my lord!
- The Emperor had asked me to buy her but after this escape I'll have to give Eleonor as a gift to him…
My blood froze. Could not be the same Eleonor. That delicate and extremely injured girl that I met a few hours before the before daybreak.
Anger, worry and fear ran through my veins. Did Emperor see her crying while we were in that room dominated by the light of a few candles? What about Ilyada and Liliane? They didn't tell me anything! The jewels, the clothes and the stolen groceries... She must have run away!